I wouldn't say that Black and Blue are boring, but rather that they don't really have many interesting "Build-around" generals, Sedris aside. For most of the good Grixis generals seem more like you have to play control/goodstuff. To my mind, goodstuff is boring. So I can see where you're coming from.
The best strategy I can see for Sedris is Looter effects, self mill, ETB and LTB effects, and sacrificing stuff with Phyrexian Altar or Goblin Bombardment for that extra oomph.
The Spellshapers, like Greel and Jolrael
The x-Maros from Kamigawa, Kiyomaro, Soramaro, Kagemaro, Adamaro, and Masumaro.
The Creature-to-enchantment flip cards from Kamigawa, like Erayo and Sasaya.
More from Kamigawa were the Kirins, the Legend Dragons like Keiga or Kokusho, the Myojins, and the Patrons.
Does anyone there play a Voltron or an aggro deck? I've found my games go much faster in similar situations when I'm playing my Isao Voltron or my friend is playing his Mayael Naya beats. If everyone's playing a version of combo/control, the games really do go slow, as wincons are kinda rare, and not the whole point of the deck.
Excuse me for getting the cryptic set description wrong. Where I come from, we don't use those ridiculous idioms.
AFAIK, the sets for Scars, MBS, and the new set coming up are codenamed "Lights, Camera, Action", one word for each set. If the name is Shake, then we'll see it in the first set of the next block, codenamed "Shake, Rattle, and Roll", if I"m not mistaken. So, unless new Phyrexia and the Praetors are in the new block, it's not going to be one of them.
The problem that I'd see from outright elimination of sapience(curse you, godslefthand!!!) is that it would preclude any additional improvements to be made. Humans, Vedalken, Goblins, and other soft squishy races found space to evolve in worlds populated by gigantic beasts, monstrous dragons, and other such threats to these races. The Phyrexians would need an outside impetus to push them to become faster and stronger, or at least a group outside their ecosystem that pushes their environment to reward outright monstrousity, and potentially even stimulate the creation of symbiotic beings that care for these war-Phyrexians. I guess maybe I'm just too blue-focused to think that Vorinclex would outright dismiss sapience.
I am super-hyped to hear this news. Just bought a fat pack today, and when I saw that the 5 praetors were named and color-ized, I flipped out. As an EDH man, I hope to see these guys as legendary creatures in the near future.
As to the eliminating sentience... Vorinclex certainly has some evidence of higher functions, no? Maybe he's seeing a symbiotic world of Phyrexia where there is an elite caste/race of thinkers who preside over the unnatural evolution that the worker-Phyrexians undergo?
Urabrask, and red Phyrexia, seem the most underdeveloped/explored. IMO, it's because they're the least Phyrexian color out there. And even their little blurb regarding red's phyresis seems a lot more White or Blue, with it's focus on a perfect world for all of Phyrexia.
Finally... It can't just be me who saw Kel'thuzad in Elesh Norn's silhouette? Right??
Zur. Tutoring wins it for him, IMO. Honestly, how much removal are people running in 1v1? Enough to reliably get 2 pieces of it in their opening hand? Either they've gotta mull for answers once they see your general, and thus get a worse hand, or they try and win it in 6 turns without interrupting the opponent's strategy.
Glissa. If MBS had nothing for EDH but her, it'd still be worth it. Super-synergystic, combo-happy, efficient Voltron-y body, and an all around great creature. Not sure if she's seen enough great decks to really make a splash yet, but I think she'll come out the better.
Well the Rings should be a shoo-in, seeing as how for 2 mana, you can double the number of rat tokens you get. Throw in about 10 good sacc outlets that actually do something(not stuff like Spawning Pit or Dimir House Guard that you might throw in a Sek'Kuar build), add all the 1-2cmc rats you can find, unless they're outright detrimental to you(I'm looking at you, Rats of Rath), and try to make sure you can use your general as soon as possible(stuff like Thousand-Year Elixir and Lightning Greaves will do). Another sacc outlet I forgot to mention earlier that helps you immensely is Viscera Seer. Filter your draws for a creature each time.
Mind making another little list towards the bottom of your decklist stating the number of sacc outlets? The Altars and Attrition are the obvious ones, but the outlets are all over the place(Perilous Forays in the ramp, Skullclamp in the card-draw, etc.). I've found that it really helps to know the number of sacc outlets in a deck that turns creatures into resources(I've built/helped build Teysa, Marrow-Gnawer, Sek'kuar, Bloodbond Rats, Ulasht, and Shirei). This deck looks like a ton of fun, and right up my alley, so knowing the sacc outlets would really help me with some brainstorming Savra.
The best strategy I can see for Sedris is Looter effects, self mill, ETB and LTB effects, and sacrificing stuff with Phyrexian Altar or Goblin Bombardment for that extra oomph.
The x-Maros from Kamigawa, Kiyomaro, Soramaro, Kagemaro, Adamaro, and Masumaro.
The Creature-to-enchantment flip cards from Kamigawa, like Erayo and Sasaya.
More from Kamigawa were the Kirins, the Legend Dragons like Keiga or Kokusho, the Myojins, and the Patrons.
If I can think of any more, I'll tell you.
Edit: Well, my post has been obsoleted.
AFAIK, the sets for Scars, MBS, and the new set coming up are codenamed "Lights, Camera, Action", one word for each set. If the name is Shake, then we'll see it in the first set of the next block, codenamed "Shake, Rattle, and Roll", if I"m not mistaken. So, unless new Phyrexia and the Praetors are in the new block, it's not going to be one of them.
The problem that I'd see from outright elimination of sapience(curse you, godslefthand!!!) is that it would preclude any additional improvements to be made. Humans, Vedalken, Goblins, and other soft squishy races found space to evolve in worlds populated by gigantic beasts, monstrous dragons, and other such threats to these races. The Phyrexians would need an outside impetus to push them to become faster and stronger, or at least a group outside their ecosystem that pushes their environment to reward outright monstrousity, and potentially even stimulate the creation of symbiotic beings that care for these war-Phyrexians. I guess maybe I'm just too blue-focused to think that Vorinclex would outright dismiss sapience.
As to the eliminating sentience... Vorinclex certainly has some evidence of higher functions, no? Maybe he's seeing a symbiotic world of Phyrexia where there is an elite caste/race of thinkers who preside over the unnatural evolution that the worker-Phyrexians undergo?
Urabrask, and red Phyrexia, seem the most underdeveloped/explored. IMO, it's because they're the least Phyrexian color out there. And even their little blurb regarding red's phyresis seems a lot more White or Blue, with it's focus on a perfect world for all of Phyrexia.
Finally... It can't just be me who saw Kel'thuzad in Elesh Norn's silhouette? Right??
Edit: Holy crap, cannot believe I forgot about Tresserhorn! Changing my vote to him.